Mosquitoman Loves His Alpine Designs Phat Cat FS

Check out this review from Mosquitoman on MTBR.COM he posted it in Spring of 2007 but I just came across it now. As of his writing in 2007 he had been riding his AD full suspension bike for 11 years and was planning to update the frame with all new components so he could keep it rolling on. Check it out.

Custom Bike Project: XS 26" Flat Bar Road Bike

This project is in the works for a long time AD Bikes customer and this will be her family's sixth bike from us. The frame is a custom geometry road frame that is basically a 26" wheeled version of the 1x9 Element model we build. The future owner has a very short inseam of about 28" and a height of about 5'2" so when she started looking at 700c (28") wheeled road bikes the bikes that fit were nil and anything that came close allowed only for up to a 23-25c tire width. For her daily commute she needs at least a 28c and a 32c would be nice! So off to the drawing board and voila! an 26" wheeled element with a custom fork.

Here is the drawing for the custom 26" wheel road fork

 More photos of the fillet brazed and custom chameleon painted frame and complete bike soon come!

Custom Bike Project: 29-er Sliding Dropout MTB Frame

Rider Dimensions:

Inseam: 31.5"= 80 cm 
Torso: 22" =  55.9 cm
Arms: 24" =  61 cm
Shoulder: " = cm
Height: 70" = 177.8 cm  

Shoe: Sz 9 Mens US

Weight: 170 lbs

Reccomended max standover height: 30.5" = 77.5 cm

Reccomended saddle height: 27.8" = 70.64 cm

Reccomended effective top tube length:  23.0" = 58.3 cm

Reccomended bar width: " = cm

Best Fitting Bike Dimensions:

some measurements of 29er bike in cm.
saddle height:  74 cm
nose to rear: 54 cm
set back: 5 cm

stem: 9 cm

Frame: Custom geometry,  Hand-built in USA, Double butted 

T/T:  

D/T: Columbus Nivacrom Zona Alloy Steel. Asymmetric Double Butted Tube. 35mm 0.8/0.5/0.8 x 750mm. COL_KODT_35_750

S/T:

H/T:

C/S:

S/S:

BB:

Dropouts: Paragon 

Braze Ons: Paragon

Triple stops: 

Single stops:

Disc Guides:

Frame Color:

Decal Color:

Fork: 

Blades:

Dropouts:

Steerer:

Crown Race:

A/C:

Dropout width:

Fork Color:

Wheels: Hand-built

Rims: 

Front Hub:

• Hub Shell Material -
• Bearing Type - 
• Axle Diameter - 
• Axle Length - 
• Over Locknut Dimension - 
• Spoke Holes - 
• Pitch Circle Diameter - 
• Center to Flange Right - 
• Center to Flange Left - 
• Flange Width - 

• Spoke Compatibility - 

• Weight - 

Rear Hub: 

- Hub Shell Material -
• Axle Diameter - 
• Axle Length - 
• Over Locknut Dimension - 
• Right Axle Protrusion Length - 
• Left Axle Protrusion Length - 
• Spoke Holes - 
• Pitch Circle Diameter - 
• Center to Flange Right - 
• Center to Flange Left - 
• Flange Width - 
• Spoke Compatibility - 
• Sprocket Teeth - 

• Chain Line: 

• Weight - 

Gear Ratio

• Overall Range - 

Spokes: 

Nipples: 

Rim strips: 

Tubes: 

Tires: 

Brakes: 

Headset: 

BB:  

Crankset: 

• Number of Teeth - T
• Chainring Material - 
• Removable Chainrings - 
• Crank Style - 
• Crank Arm Material - 
• Crank Arm Length -  
• Chainring Bolts & Nuts - 
• Bolt Circle Diameter - 
• Chainguard Outer - 
• Chainguard Inner - 
• Suggested Bottom Bracket - 
• Spindle Length - 
• Chain Line - 

• Total Weight - 

Pedals: 

Chain: 

Handlebar:

Stem: 

Grips: 

Seatpost: 

Saddle: 

Length: 

Width: 

Height:

Weight: 

Frame: 

Pedals: 

Much more to come..... please check back and follow the design and build of another custom cycle from Alpine Designs.

700c Custom Bike Project: Cross Boss CX DD

The Cross Boss has always been a popular bike due to it's versatility. This particuar Daily Driver CB will be used for weekday commutes, country tours and a bit of CX training and racing. The Paragon dropouts on this pup are so sweet. The ISO disc tab is integrated, the drops themselves are relieved nicely and the hanger is a replaceable 7075 alloy. Yes, sick indeed. Did I mention they are stainless steel, which will be polished to and impressive lustre. Disc brakes, handbuilt wheelset, the works. This BikeCAD drawing shows many of the crucial fit dimensions for the rider.  

US Made Paragon Dropous are stainless steel

This drawing displays frame geometry such as: effective t/t, h/t length, s/t length, wheelbase, c/s length, h/t & s/t angles, bb drop, s/o height and axle to crown height 

Frame Specifications:

Geometry: Custom

Fabication: Hand-built in USA, TIG weld

Tube set: Double butted Columbus Zona Cyber CX Tube Set with CX optimized rear end featuring more bend than shallow road s-bends, but less bend than super curvy MTB s-bends.

T/T: Columbus Zona 28.6mm X 8/5/8 wall SKU: COL-KXTT Raw length: 858mm

D/T: Columbus Zona 31.7mm x 8/5/8 wall. SKU: COL-KXDT Raw length: 757mm

S/T: Columbus Zona External Butt Seat tube 28.6 x 29.3  SKU: COL-KMST Raw length: 620mm

H/T: Columbus Zona 36.0mm Raw length: 200mm

C/S: Columbus Zona S-BEND 22.2 oval x 0.7wall

S/S: Columbus Zona S-BEND 16.0mm x 0.8 wall

Dropouts: Paragon Machine Works: Low Mount Disc, Eyelets, Stainless Steel, Bolt-On Long 6061 Hanger, 

Braze Ons:  

• Disc guide: Large Miter, Single Saddle, Zip-Tie, Steel & Small Miter, Single Saddle, Zip-Tie, Steel
• Cable guide: Triple, Front, 1 1/4" Miter, 2 Slots, Through Hole, Steel & Triple, Rear, 1 1/4" Miter, 2 Slots, Through Hole, Steel
• STI:  Downtube, STI Stop, 3/8" OD, Mitered, Steel
• Water Bottle Boss: 1/4" Hole, Blind, 11 mm Flange, Stainless Steel

Frame Color: Metallic silver  

Decal Color:  Metallic dark blue

This drawing displays the essential information needed for the frame-builder to be able to cut, jig, weld and align the frame.

Fork: Ritchey Comp Cross

Blades: Carbon

Dropouts: Forged 

Steerer: 1 1/8" Alloy, threadless

Crown Race: 

A/C: 391mm

Dropout width: 100mm

Fork Color: Carbon

Wheels: Hand-built, 3x

Rims: Velocity

Front Hub: King

• Hub Shell Material -
• Bearing Type - 
• Axle Diameter - 
• Axle Length - 
• Over Locknut Dimension - 
• Spoke Holes - 
• Pitch Circle Diameter - 
• Center to Flange Right - 
• Center to Flange Left - 
• Flange Width - 

• Spoke Compatibility - 

• Weight - 

Rear Hub: King

- Hub Shell Material -
• Axle Diameter - 
• Axle Length - 
• Over Locknut Dimension - 
• Right Axle Protrusion Length - 
• Left Axle Protrusion Length - 
• Spoke Holes - 
• Pitch Circle Diameter - 
• Center to Flange Right - 
• Center to Flange Left - 
• Flange Width - 
• Spoke Compatibility - 
• Sprocket Teeth - 

• Chain Line: 

• Weight - 

Gear Ratio

• Overall Range - 

Spokes: Stainless steel, 14/15g

Nipples: Brass

Rim strips: Velocity

Tubes: Presta p/v

Tires: Panaracer

Brakes: Disc

Headset: King

BB: King

Crankset: Ritchey

• Number of Teeth - T
• Chainring Material - Alloy
• Removable Chainrings - Yes
• Crank Style - Cross
• Crank Arm Material -  
• Crank Arm Length -  175
• Chainring Bolts & Nuts - Alloy
• Bolt Circle Diameter - 
• Chainguard Outer - Yes
• Chainguard Inner - 
• Suggested Bottom Bracket - 
• Spindle Length - 
• Chain Line - 

• Total Weight - 

Pedals: Time Atac 

Chain: Wipperman stainless

Handlebar: Ritchey

Stem: Ritchey

Grips: 

Seatpost: Ritchey

Saddle: WTB

Length: 

Width: 

Height:

Weight: 

Frame: 

Much more to come..... please check back and follow the design and build of another custom cycle from Alpine Designs.

Over The Hill...

The kid in the air is a Fury Lane local and the guy in the foreground is 41 year old "Tako" who went over the hill from El Cajon to La Mesa, Ca. recently to hang out and hit a few jumps.